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DigitalFUTURES · Collaborative built work · 2024

Scenic Exhibition Space

Robotic experiments & material construction

A collaborative workshop linking small-scale robotic spray experiments, pneumatic-membrane construction and a manually built spatial prototype.

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Form, structure and fabrication

Algorithmic modelling, structural analysis and fabric segmentation connect the digital form to a buildable membrane system. The diagrams trace these decisions from form to fabrication.

Form development, structural studies, segmentation and workshop fabrication.
Form development, structural studies, segmentation and workshop fabrication.
Computational modelling workflow.
Computational modelling workflow.
Structural comparison: tension and compression, displacement, and stress.
Structural comparison: tension and compression, displacement, and stress.
Form variations explored in the digital study.
Form variations explored in the digital study.
02

Layers and assembly

The assembly brings together a supporting base, membrane and subsequent material layers. The exploded drawing explains the relationship between the parts before the construction sequence.

Layered assembly drawing.
Layered assembly drawing.
Construction stages and material sequence.
Construction stages and material sequence.
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Two scales of making

Robotic spraying was carried out in small-scale prefabrication experiments. The final spatial structure was constructed manually because of the difference in scale. This distinction explains the transition from the robotic experiment to the site work.

  1. Small-scale robotic spray experiments
  2. Scale constraints
  3. Manual construction of the final structure
Membrane preparation.
Membrane preparation.
Manual spraying during construction.
Manual spraying during construction.
Reinforcement assembly.
Reinforcement assembly.
Later manual construction stage.
Later manual construction stage.
04

The built outcome

Completion photographs and an interior membrane view document the physical work at different stages. My contributions include trajectory design, structural analysis and on-site calibration within the team.

The completed team prototype in its setting.
The completed team prototype in its setting.
Completed form.
Completed form.
Interior of the membrane at an earlier stage.
Interior of the membrane at an earlier stage.